Roads - snow clearance

Snow ploughing and clearance

Whilst we can spread salt to prevent ice from forming before it is forecast, we cannot deal with snow until it has fallen. This may sound obvious, but it is the major difference in the way these two problems can be addressed.

Snowfall is often unpredictable and fairly localised. For this reason, our supervisors need to monitor the weather very closely when it is forecast, to enable them to get the right equipment in the right place to deal with it.

Cumbria County Council provide snow clearance as part of their Transport & Roads service.